Orale Mexican Kitchen

Fresh delicious tacos 🌮
Nice place but super loud. They also have a private room for your party.

I loved the fish tacos and chicken rolls .. the truffle fries are good too .. there are lot of good options to explore. Definitely a thumps up 👍

Cool Mexican restaurant in Grove St. Would recommend trying the spicy shrimp tacos. It's very tasty and comes with rice and beans. If you're very hungry, consider the truffle ribeye burrito. This is quite big and could be enough for two people to share. It's also tasty, although the cream sauce poured over it seemed a bit too much.
For starters, you could try the guacamole with chips. There are different variations of guac and they have a tastings option of 3/5/7 different guac flavors. Consider trying the guacamole casa (closest to original), pulpo picante (octopus) and el naco (crispy braised pork belly).
The ambience is really nice, spray painted murals on the walls and colorful lighting.

This place is truly a gem. We were simply impressed with everything, from greeting and interior to service.

Sangria was very tasty, with interesting way of serving- small bottle of hard liquors.

For food we had nachos, few tacos and wood grilled carne asada. Carne asada- the meat was tender, juicy and absolutely delicious.

We were so happy to choice this place for late lunch. Incredibly satisfied. 💛

Fast service and good food. I had the salmon and it was very good. Nice ambiance in the restaurant but a little loud when they are busy.

Love the food at Orale! It’s been a staple Mexican place for me for the last few years. I’ve tried a few things on the menu at this point and I would have to say that I love their street corn and guacamole samplers! Their hot sauces are definitely no joke but amazing to spice up your entrees if you need.

I LOVE that they give us so many tacos with our order! Most places cap at 3 so ordering just the entree of tacos is actually enough to fill you up in itself which is nice. Their veg burrito is pretty amazing. I’ve tried their fried chicken sandwich which is also super crispy and flavorful.

Came here for happy hour. I was never here before. We sat at the bar. Decor is cool, place has a great vibe. The wait service was friendly and attentive.

I got their classic margarita for $6 on happy hour. Oh man it was very strong and delicious. Which is good! I got the Juan to know Juan tacos normal $22 but half off for happy hour. 3 tacos normally for $22 is pretty expensive. And to be honest I wasn’t blown away. They were very spicy to me. The meat was tender and good but I wish there was more of that corn bread crumble to counteract the spicyness. I did like the roasted scallions on the side. It came with rice and beans but they just lumped it in one bowl for two people and it wasn’t really enough for us to share. Some tacos like the duck and tuna are not on the happy hour menu.

Happy hour is cash only. And they definitely make you know it. Told us multiple times and then before they gave us the bill asked “do you have the cash?” We did… but it felt like I was in a drug deal. Other than that my experience was fine. I do like the funky decor and the bathrooms were very clean. But ultimately I think this place is a bit too expensive for the food they serve and I’m not a fan of the cash only happy hour.

The only way to make reservations was thru Resy online with a cancellation penalty of $25/person!!! So we always did walk-ins on weeknights.

We loved the Pulpo (octopus) appetizer, perfectly cooked and flavorful. We had tried a few different tacos and liked the Salpicon (fish), Carnitas (crispy pork belly), and Tuna (very spicy). The only miss was Carolina Barbacoa (roast pork). It tasted spicy yet bland.

The indoor space was dark and very loud. We preferred to sit outside when the weather was cooler.